Roundtable with journalists from the Balkan region

On 9 November 2018, we held a roundtable in Podgorica with prominent journalists from the Balkan region including Aida Cerkez, OCCRP, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Daphne Tolis, freelance photographer and journalist, Greece; Lavdim Hamidi, Zëri, Kosovo; Milica Marinović, Al Jazeera, Montenegro; Miodrag Čvorović, Insajder, Serbia; Saša Kosanović, freelance journalist, Croatia. The roundtable centred on the importance of successful models and positive news on cross-border dialogue and cooperation; the effects of media coverage; how we can support the cooperation between the media in the region, and build on existing experiences and models. The key conclusions included: there needs to be a focus on a few topics that connect the region, specifically the economic ties between the countries; positive news require a more personal approach; working closely with producers is imperative; educating the new generation of journalists is essential, as is mentoring; and there is a need to implement a system of shared values, critical thinking and transfer of knowledge.

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The Balkan Forum initiative was launched at the first Annual Balkan Forum meeting held on 7-9 February 2013 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Forum gathered diverse stakeholders and leaders from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. Over 50 participants from civil society, the private sector, academia, and government worked together to generate ideas and innovative strategies to deepen regional collaboration and catalyse economic development, drawing the region’s strengths and comparative advantages.